Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
Chapter 1868

"That was not my intention. Madam Gray and I merely share the same sentiment, that you should keep quiet if you have nothing better to say. Your words would bring your husband Carter trouble." As Madeline spoke, her brow furrowed as she elegantly picked up her teacup and took a sip of black tea.

"Furthermore, in terms of people who'd benefit from Adam and Cathy's deaths, Carter won't gain anything at all. On the contrary, their deaths have caused him some significant losses. If he had set the fire, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?"

"...." Ada had not expected Madeline to analyze the issue from that perspective.

Ada felt uneasy as she recalled the words which she had unintentionally blurted out yesterday. She wondered if Madeline was acting this way because of what Ada had said.

Regardless of whether that was true or not, Camille, however, was clearly very satisfied with Madeline's remark.

"Mrs. Whitman is correct. There's no reason for Carter to harm others without benefiting himself. So, this was simply an accident."

"No, Madam Gray. Although the case can be ruled out for Carter, there is another suspect."

Madeline's eyes were fixed on the guilt-ridden Ada.

From the expression of Madeline's gaze, Ada could sense that Madeline suspected her. When Ada saw that Camille's gaze also shifted toward her, Ada took preemptive measures. "Eveline, why are you looking at me? Could it be that you're suspecting me? I don't even know Adam and Cathy. What reason do I have for harming them? You'd better not speak nonsense."

Ada, revealing her malicious side, stared daggers at Madeline as if warning her.

Despite Camille's dislike for Ada, she believed that Ada was innocent at the moment.

"Mrs. Whitman, I think this was simply an accident. Ada, Adam, and Cathy were not exactly acquainted. She had neither reason nor motive to harm them."

"No, she does have a reason." Madeline locked her piercing gaze on Ada's bewildered expression.

As Madeline spoke those words, Carter happened to be coming down the stairs.

Ada's expression instantly changed. Although she was gripped by panic in her mind, Ada knew that she had to hide it.

"Eveline, have you gone crazy?! How can you just open your mouth and slander me, accusing me of setting the fire that killed Adam and Cathy? What reason do I have for doing that? You're just too much."

Ada voiced her grievances as she turned her gaze toward the approaching Carter, whose attractive appearance was accompanied by an air of coldness, then Ada began whining.

"Carter, Eveline is insane. I've never even met Adam and Cathy before. Does Eveline think that I'm crazy, that I'd set them on fire? What would I have gained from that?"

Madeline stood up unhurriedly, paying utterly no heed to Ada's pitiful performance, and spoke in a composed manner.

"You'd have gained by ensuring that Shirley could never stand again, that Shirley's face would never regain her former appearance."

When Ada heard Madeline's reply, she could not wait to sew up her own mouth!

Her unintentional babble last night was indeed the root cause of this.

Upon hearing those words, a sudden realization dawned on Carter.

His cold, emotionless eyes stared piercingly at Ada's terrified face. "Is there anything else you would like to explain?"

"..." Ada paled. "It wasn't me. I didn't!"

"Back then, you had also denied when you disfigured and crippled Shirley, " Carter said in an insouciant tone, but each word grew colder as he spoke.

Ada, gripped by fear; felt a chill down her spine as she took a step backward.

"Carter, do you honestly have no faith in me, and you'd rather believe this woman Eveline instead?"